[Wolfstar]

it is about her. did she want to die if she was ever in a PVS. The hubby says yes, the family no. This is why it rightly became a public issue.

Of the estimated 30,000 to 35,000 CURRENT cases comparable to Schiavo's in the U.S., many may have similar family disputes and lack of clarity about the patient's wishes.

This is NOT about Schiavo. She's just a handy excuse.

[TASMANIANRED]

You better prove your figures with some solid documentation.

It sounds like 3M homeless. It's made up.

I won't contest the number of feeding tubes because elderly people get them all the time, people that are temporarily on ventilators get them.

I will contest that there are 30,000 cases even vaguely similar.

Being 70 years old a, feeding tube and a stroke doesn't count.